Aftermarket iS lip (with pictures now!)

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Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:19 pm

Hi

I really wanted an iS lip but they are NLA from BMW and most of the second hand ones have been battered. I looked around online for suppliers and found one in Germany:

https://www.dm-autoteile.de/Front-lip-S ... -E30-82-94

It arrived quickly but does feel quite flimsy until installed, thought to upload some photos so anyone who may be interested has a better idea. I lightly wet sanded, plastic primed, colour coat and cleared in dolphin grey. It is a milky sort of black, would not look good unless painted is the best way of describing the finish out of the box.

Overall i'm really pleased with the finished product. Supplied clips fitted no problem and feel very strong. Once fitted it feels very solid and looks really nice. Hopefully will help someone if they're after one.
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Thanks
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Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:37 pm

That's a decent price, is it made from flexible abs plastic? Surprised they are nla from the dealer.
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Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:24 pm

Hi

It's ABS. I've been trying to upload the rest of the photos but I keep getting a 404 error :(
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Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:31 am

Cloggy Saint wrote:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:37 pm
That's a decent price, is it made from flexible abs plastic? Surprised they are nla from the dealer.
The last I saw was a request form Cotswolds that they are back order with no expected date :cry:
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Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:01 pm

That looks really cool mate and ABS is just fine :cool: :cool:

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Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:53 pm

Thanks, Mart. All in cost about £150, that's rattle can painted so would be more if sent of to be painted professionally and once fitted cannot tell it apart from an OEM splitter so win win!
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